Br. Prasanna Swaroopa ASQ South Asia Conference on Quality & Improvement Developing Winning Cultures 1 st December 2017
Agenda Current Scenario Inner Resources - The Fountainhead Towards Realizing our Potential Role as a leader Suspend your Disbelief
The Current Scenario Rapidly changing business and world Growing complexities of life Growing stress levels Trapped by conformance and compliance Incremental change Challenge before us: How do we develop a Culture of Quantum Leap?
The Process Saturation Problem definition and observation Incubation Problem kept away; subconscious processing Illumination Moment when new idea breaks through Verification Check to see if the idea actually works The creative process cannot be predictably bound by Time, Target, Threat, Temptation, Source: Graham Wallas, The Art of Thought
We introduce noise, because of what engages our mind If I succeed, I will get, will become If I fail, I will lose Past unpleasant experiences Personal aspirations, ambitions, Fears, apprehensions, doubts How to free ourselves from NOISE?
A Timeless Pursuit Timelessness Free from fears, doubts, goals, Being free from past and future Creativity is in the Present Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. Leonardo da Vinci
Creative State of the Mind Free Non-expecting Fertile Driven from inside Clear Stress-free Uncluttered Non-judgmental
Our Unlimited Potential Mind Intelligence Ego Self Inner Dimension Excellence Creativity Industry Outer Manifestation Quality Productivity Fountainhead Honesty is the best policy, but he who acts on that principle is not an honest person.
Making the Change Insentient Mass (People) Sentient Emoting Intelligent Being (Individual) The other Individual I Outer Phenomenon Inner Resources
Inner Resources Mind, Intelligence, Ego, Self It s a journey Begins with I don t know. Spiritual Pursuit Journey of Realizing the Unlimited Potential
Our Capital Limitless Mind Will, Resolve Humility Empathy Compassion Integrity Unbiased vision
Some Pointers Believe in the unlimited potential Excellence is the pursuit NOT Excellence FOR something Enjoying what we do NOT looking for doing something we enjoy Contentment unfolds to Success NOT Success leads to Contentment Scientists are seeking something that is much more significant to them than pleasure David Bohm
The Obstacles Repeatedly dwelling on distracting thoughts Generates association with them Deeper clinging to them Anger Loss of clarity of mind Destruction य यत वषय प स सगत ष पज यत सग स ज यत क म क म ध ऽभज यत ध भव!त स म ह स म ह म!तव$म म!त$ श ब 'धन श ब 'धन श )ण+य!त Bhagavad Gita 2.62, 63
6 Enemies of the Mind (अ-रष/वग0) क म craze, desire ध anger, hatred ल भ greed, miserliness, narrow-mindedness म ह delusion, emotional attachment अहक र pride, stubborn-mindedness म सय0 envy, jealousy Robs us of our true potential
Excellence Dexterity in action is Yoga. य ग कम0स क शलम Bhagavad Gita 2.50 Equanimity in success and failure, is skill in action. स यस य सम भ व समव य ग उ5यत Bhagavad Gita 2.48
Rising to a New Dimension Delinking ourselves from the results of the outcome (not abandoning outcome) कम06य व 'धक रत म फल ष कद चन Bhagavad Gita 2.47
Believe in the Unfailing Principles of our Inner Resources Abundance Power of unselfish mind Limitless Potential Acceptance Can excel without expectation Our true nature is Peace, Happiness (unconditional)
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry What is the pre-condition to this? Have had the experience of the vast and endless sea.
Leader s Role as a Facilitator Provide freedom Remove obstacles Remove stress Remove threats Remove sticks and carrots Be a Gardener Don t make measurement a visible yardstick Work with success of the others in mind Get out of the way
Enlightened Leader Self-centered to Other-centered Target of numbers to Vision of welfare Changing the environment, people to Self-transformation Managing Organization to Inspiring Individuals Systems and procedures to Foundation of values Decisions at the top to Each is an inspired decision maker
In Conclusion Move from People to I Mind Fountainhead of creativity, excellence, etc. Being in control of oneself Being in control of the world By accessing the source, we address all spheres of life. It is a journey for life Developing Winning Cultures is all about the Journey Within
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